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Spinet (Oval) Cristofori

Maker:

Cristofori

Year:

1690

Museum:

Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze

Date Range

1650-1700

Current Location: 

[object Object]

Material:

Painter:

Type:

Spinet (Oval)

This spinet is the earliest surviving work by Cristofori. It was designed and built for Ferdinando de’ Medici two years after the musician settled in Florence, where he had been appointed by the Grand Prince as strumentaio, responsible for the maintenance, construction, and transport of musical instrument

Credit: Tony Chinnery

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